Hickenlooper Favored For U S Senate In Iowa
Opinion column argues Gov. Hickenlooper would better represent Iowa in the Senate than Sen. Gillette. It cites party support, leadership, foreign policy outlook, and potential impact on Iowa when Senate control shifts, noting Gillette’s independence limits organized party backing. Also mentions a Punchboard case and wartime gasoline certificate.
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OWA
United States
Guy Gillette
Rourke Hickenlooper
U. S. Senate
Hickenlooper
Senate
Gillette
Dewey Attacks Cynicism in Thousand Club Speech Drive
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey urged New York supporters to prepare a major rally speech in Madison Square Garden as he campaigns to win Pennsylvania and state races. He rebutted claims of special privilege tied to a One Thousand Club, citing a letter from the Democratic committee and warning against a government controlled by a few contributors.
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Albany
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
New York State
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Edward Martin
Dewey
Wyoming Valley
Wilkes- Barre
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
W. H. Prichard
Mr. Roosevelt
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Defends Peace Policy Amid Election Attacks
President Roosevelt in a White House radio address denounces Republican attacks as a threat to peace. He cites bipartisan support for world peace measures and highlights Allied military advances in Europe and the Pacific. He warns against panic and says the election will rest on records, not rumors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
White House
Cleveland
Detroit
Congress
Senate
House
United States
World Organization For Peace
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Berlin
Pacific
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt urges workers to report voting refusal cases
President Roosevelt said any worker denied sufficient voting time should inform him, providing company name and details. He noted that government agencies have ruled pay for voting time as legitimate reimbursable costs under cost plus contracts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Long Hairs of New Deal Hit By Governor
Governor B B Hickenlooper blasted the Roosevelt administration as he addressed about 1 000 Republicans in Davenport after meeting with 62 citizens in Dyersville and speaking to 1 000 at a Dubuque luncheon. He warned the election is vital and urged party workers to back his senatorial bid.
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Hief
Gillette
Roosevelt
Senate
New Deal
Davenport
Washington
B. B. Hickenlooper
Scott County
G.O.P
Charles Wittenmeyer
W. A. MecVane
Dyersville
Dubuque
Four Polls Agree Dewey And F. R. in Close Race
Four nationwide polls as of Thursday show the Roosevelt Dewey contest too close to call. Three surveys give Roosevelt a small lead while Gallup spots Dewey ahead in electoral votes. all warn margins are not conclusive. Crossley Fortune and Newsweek breakdown show tight battles in pivotal states with Pennsylvania singled out as decisive.
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New York
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Gallup
Dewey
Dent
Fortune Magazine
Elmo Roper
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Pennsylvania
Fortune
U. S. Flyers Destroy 208 Nazi Planes
In a pivotal air offensive, American and British air forces struck Germany with heavy bombers targeting Dusseldorf and Merseburg. U.S. fighters claimed 155 German planes destroyed, 130 shot down, and multiple pilots set single day records, including Maj. George E. Preddy and Lt. William J. Cullerton among top aces.
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London
Germany
Dusseldorf
Luftwafffe
United States Strategic Air Force
Merseburg
Europe
Berlin
Leuna
Osnabruck
R.A.F. Heavies
Rheinmetal Bersig
Krupp
Essen
Schweinfurt
Regensburg
Joe L. Mason
Columbus
Ohio
George E. Preddy
Greensboro
N. C
Preddy
Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City
William J. Cullerton
Chicago
Heavy Terms For 2 Youths
Cedar Rapids youths Robert Hasbrouck and Bill Hamilton were sentenced to 25 years in the Anamosa men’s reformatory after pleading guilty to robbery with aggravation. Each post $7,500 appeal bonds. Hasbrouck admitted holding up Charles Erickson and taking $11 and a $70 watch. Hamilton acted as a decoy. Hasbrouck also admitted other robberies. Hamilton faces a suspended sentence for lewdness. Hasbrouck’s similar charge remains pending.
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Robert Hasbrouck
Independence
Bill Hamilton
Fifth Street NW
Anamosa
G. K. Thompson
Charles Erickson
Garrison
Hasbrouck
Erickson
John Bormann Reported Missing in Action in Germany
First Lt. John F. Bormann age 25 is missing in action in Germany since October 16. Parents Mr and Mrs. John H. Bormann of 1959 Park Avenue SE received the telegram from the War Department. A graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, he earned BA and MA degrees from Marquette University. He entered the airborne anti aircraft division in 1942 and later joined the infantry. He had a leave in Cedar Rapids in August before going overseas and served in England France Belgium Holland and Germany.
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John F. Bormann
Germany
War Department
John H. Bormann
Park Avenue SE
Bormann
Immaculate Conception High School
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
Airborne
Army
Infantry
Cedar Rapids
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Gambling devices and gas coupons seized in Chicago car
Highway patrols and police detectives confiscated hundreds of gambling devices, gasoline coupons, and a war necessity certificate from a Pontiac coupe owned by Louis Rivkin of Chicago. Leonard Rotblat, 32, of Chicago, was arrested and ordered to plead in district court by Wednesday. Bond set at $1000. The DDT authorization for the car drew critique from County Attorney Carl Hendrickson regarding regulatory abuses.
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Gladys Shelley
Louis Rivkin
Chicago
Leonard Rotblat
Rotblat
G. K. Thompson
Lon
Colder Saturday Expected For Cedar Rapids Region
Forecast says cloudy and much colder with a high near 25 Saturday morning. A prior cold wave ended Iowa’s Indian summer, with rain and subfreezing temps statewide. Reported rainfall peaks include Ottumwa 1.44 inches, Cedar Rapids 0.66, Davenport 0.81, and Spencer 23 degrees noted after record warmth.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hawkeye
Mercury
Spencer
Ottumwa
Davenport
Iowa City
Dubuque
Burlington
Decorah
Chambers Enskeep
British and American Forces Break German Defenses in Western Front
Allied troops push into the Siegfried line with the capture of Schmidt and Vossenack while Vlissingen and Domburg fall as British commandos seize the Dutch coast. The Hurtgen battle continues as Hodges reports steady progress and Walcheren clears, with 12,244 Germans captured overall.
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Parijis
Vosseenack
Aachen
Schmidt
Siegfried
Cologne
United States First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Hurtgen Forest
West Wall
Cologne Plain
Rhineland
First
Vossenack
Vlissingen
Flushing
Reinhard
Domburg
Walcheren
Antwerp
Schelde
Germany
Rotgen
Maas
Meuse
Rotterdam
Little Mark
Moerdijk
Vosges
Rhine
Holland
Westkapelle
Body of Knauer Found in Sardinia Plane Crash Victim
Major George W. Knauer, 53, reported missing Sept 19 in Italy, was found dead in Sardinia after a transport plane crash during a government mission to Africa. He spent boyhood in Cedar Rapids, worked for Bell Telephone, and served since 1943 in Africa, Italy, and 1943. Surviving wife and several children, including Gordon in Fargo, and siblings in California and Virginia.
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George W. Knauer
Italy
Sardinia
Africa
G. H. Knauer
Gravenue
Knauer
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Bell Telephone Company
North Dakota
Army of ‘Reconstruction
Licily
Gordon
Fargo
Jin France
Bruce Knauer
California
Jacque
Adison
Wis
Harold Kane
Waterboy
Qlin Kool
Pasadena
Calif
Messner
Arlington
George Hunt
Dubuqua
Charles D, Knauer
Duluth
Minni
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